CWA product of the week - BRUSSELS SPROUTS

12/07/2013 , 10:01 AM by Sarah McConnell

The Country Women's Association (CWA) of New South Wales celebrated its 90 birthday in 2012 and as part of this celebration at ABC Broken Hill, we have commenced a fortnightly segment looking at the CWA Product of the Week, which features Australian grown produce

Chris Jeremy and Sarah McConnell are joined each fortnight by Annette Turner of White Cliffs who will provide some information about the product chosen and a recipe

This week's topic is BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Food historians believe that Brussels Sprouts were first grown in Belgium but it is not till the 1700's that they were mentioned in recipes. The prime commercial growing areas in Australia stretch from Queensland to Tasmania and Western Australia and this means they are generally available all year round.

When buying Brussels Sprouts, choose those that are bright green, have tightly closed laves and are no larger than a golf ball.